Measurement of the Be-7/pi gamma/B-8 reaction cross section at low energies

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Alpha Decay, Beryllium, Solar Neutrinos, Beryllium 7, Capture Effect, Chlorine, Cross Sections, Radiative Capture, 6<=A<=19

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New measurements are reported of the Be-7(p, gamma)B-8 cross section and the resulting S factors down to E(c.m.) = 117 keV, with numerous consistency checks made to reduce possible systematic errors. The cross section is measured by detecting the delayed alpha particles from the sequence Be-7(p, gamma)B-8 - Be-8(metastable) - 2alpha. In the experiment, the target is mounted on a rotating arm transferred in vacuum from a bombardment chamber to a counting chamber where the alpha particles from the B-8 decay (half-life, 0.77 sec) are detected. A silicon surface-barrier detector with an active area of 300 sq mm and a depletion depth of 23 microns is installed to detect the alpha particles. Two independent methods are employed in determining the areal density of the Be-7 target. The inferred zero-energy S factor from the present experiment is 0.0216 + or - 0.0025 keV b, a value that reduces the predicted Cl-37 solar-neutrino capture rate by about 25%.

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